Iron Pig Alehouse

1520 Garnet Ave, San Diego - 92109
304 reviews
Barbecue Barbeque American
(858) 412-4299

Great Happy hour and never had a bad meal. Awesome beer selection and even better staff. . . local spot I've been going to for years!

Delicious BBQ! Great beer selection! Parking can be challenging though. There's street parking and next door at Chipotle (park there at your own risk...(they have signs)

We sat down at 7, had our order taken at 7:15 and by 8:15 still no sign of food. The place wasn't too crowded but there was a lot of takeout that seemed to be prioritized over the dine in customers. The manager and one of the kitchen staff left and wandered back in later. Don't know what was going on but there was about 25 food tickets up by that point. Customers next to us got one meal that arrived cold and wrong and by the time he was done his companion received his dinner. And it was wrong. I felt bad for the wait staff who were obviously stressed but nobody came to check on us or apprise us of the situation. The least they could have done was comp us our drinks. But they didn't. So we ate at Chipotle next door.

Great BBQ! The brisket and ribs are so good! The sauce is amazing. Very nice place to relax, eat good food and watch sporting events.

Arrived on a Monday night at 6:pm with high hopes. We were the 4th table to be seated and there were 2 servers and a manager in the store, not counting bar tenders. Given the reviews about service, I ignored them, hoping they represented an off night. However, I was disappointed.The beer selection is excellent and the food, honestly, should simply be better. I was going to get a full rack of baby back ribs until the server indicated that this had a $54 price tag (choke). I went with the brisket plate. The meager portion, probably 4 oz, came out dry and there was no discernible smoke flavor on the meat. The servers were really friendly but needed to be reminded to do their jobs about every 15 minutes by the manager. That said, I have a soft spot in my heart for smiles and a great beer selection. I'd hate to be here on a busy night.Giving it 2 stars for beer and "potential".

Rib ends were very tasty and so was the BBQ Pulled Chicken Sammie. The seasoning on the fries was extremely delicious.

6 visits over 5 months and the service is literal trash. 8 people in the spot and your waitress is waist deep in a conversation w a pick up order. Or you order brisket and 30 minutes later are told theres no brisket left. This place should shut down and fill uber eats and pick up orders only. Wont go back. 15 dollar wings. Brisket is hit or miss if service wasnt bad enough

Wonderful food best brisket and collard greens I’ve ever had. I’ve traveled over 800k miles since 2010 when I retired every state but Florida. This place is second to none. Very clean fast courtesy service and a mind blowing beer selection. I now live in Oklahoma and can’t wait for our next California trip. Cheers Iron Pig well played

To preface I hope the review can serve as some much needed feedback for changes they are making. Atmosphere was great. Wait staff was friendly and informative. The food was a total miss. I've never had pulled pork come out in a chopped consistency. It was better WITH lots of sauce, sign of not great BBQ. The fries were the saving grace. Mac n cheese was okay and not as great as described with bread crumbs, that were missing. Hope the changes are for the best. Place used to be really good.

We came here for happy hour (everyday 4-6pm) Excellent rib tips and salad. The rip tips are $6 for a lb during happy hour. Also the palace is dog friendly. Good selection of beers on tap as well. Highly recommend